Punit Goenka re-elected IBF president

Punit Goenka re-elected IBF president

Punit Goenka

MUMBAI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has re-elected Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited managing director Punit Goenka as the president for the second consecutive year.

The IBF board members also elected K. Madhavan (Asianet Communications), N. P. Singh (Sony Pictures Network), Rajat Sharma (India TV) and Sudhanshu Vats (Viacom 18 India) as vice-presidents of the foundation for the second consecutive term.

Aroon Purie has been elected as the treasurer of the foundation. The board also co-opted Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi S. Vempati as the director on the board.

The new president Punit Goenka said, “This places a huge responsibility on my shoulders to steer the sector through challenges and complexities. I look forward to the support of each and everyone in the fraternity to collaborate with the government and other regulatory bodies to provide an enabling environment to conduct our businesses in a transparent and goal centric manner linking it inextricably to the India’s media and entertainment sector growth story."